Man ‘cooked his Chihuahua puppy to death in oven because it wouldn’t stop barking’

James Williamson (left) is accused of killing his Chihuahua puppy in an oven inside an Alabama home because he was upset over its excessive barking (Pictures: Escambia County Sheriff’s Office/WALA)

A man allegedly stuffed his Chihuahua puppy in an oven and cooked it to death because it was barking too much.

James Williamson, 44, got into an argument with a family member and threatened to put the small dog in a hot oven if it did not quiet down, according to Sergeant Darrell McMann of the Atmore Police Department.